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Big Ten Conference · Schottenstein Center · January 14, 2021
Betting Lines
Spread OSU -8.5 Home covered
O/U 137.5 Over
Money OSU -400 / NU +350
Model Predictions
Spread Total OSU win
Actual OSU +10 152 Won
Massey OSU -5.9 (+4.1) — —
Massey Totals — 145.3 (+6.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 75% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 74% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML OSU -6.6 (+3.4) 144.7 (+7.3) 76% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ OSU -5.6 (+4.4) 142.1 (+9.9) 74% ✓
Baseline Plus ML OSU -6.7 (+3.3) 145.2 (+6.8) 79% ✓
Baseline ML OSU -6.5 (+3.5) 145.1 (+6.9) 76% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 6, 2025 OSU 86 – 82 NU
Feb 20, 2025 NU 70 – 49 OSU
Jan 28, 2024 NU 83 – 58 OSU
Feb 10, 2023 NU 69 – 63 OSU
Jan 2, 2023 OSU 73 – 57 NU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings OSU NU
Overall 21-10 9-15
Conference 12-8 6-13
Home 10-4 7-6
Away 7-4 2-8
Neutral 4-2 0-1
Last 5 3-2 2-3
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 77.2 69.0
Avg Pts Against 71.1 71.0
Massey 12.8 (#29) 9.6 (#56)
Bradley-Terry 2.68 (#27) 2.07 (#50)
W. Bradley-Terry 4.05 (#23) 3.52 (#30)
RPI 0.618 (#29) 0.570 (#75)
Shooting & Four Factors OSU NU
FG% 44.1% 46.1%
3PT% 32.1% 39.0%
REB / G 38.8 34.4
OREB / G 12.1 6.7
AST / TO 1.36 1.59
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.4% 53.5%
TOV% 14.6% 15.6%
ORB% 34.4% 20.2%
FT Rate 31.4% 24.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 47.2% 48.2%
Opp TOV% 17.1% 16.5%
DRB% 73.0% 73.7%
Opp FT Rate 21.0% 20.2%

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